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NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 31: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates his shot in the second half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on January 31, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Get the latest score and analysis during the Warriors’ game Sunday against the Lakers in Los Angeles at 12:30 p.m. from our Diamond Leung as well as other reporters.

Get the latest score and analysis during the Warriors’ game against the Lakers at Oracle on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. as Kobe Bryant makes his final appearance as a player in Oakland. Follow Bay Area News Group beat writer Diamond Leung and others here for live updates and commentary.

Get the latest score and analysis during the Warriors’ game Tuesday night at 7:30 in Los Angeles against the Lakers. Follow Bay Area News Group beat writer Diamond Leung and others here for live updates and commentary on the game.

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) gestures during a timeout after the Warriors took the lead in the fourth quarter of their basketball game against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Follow along Tuesday night as the Golden State Warriors continue chasing history as they try for an NBA-record 16th consecutive victory to start the season.

If the Warriors can beat the 2-11 Los Angeles Lakers at 7:30 p.m. at Oracle Arena, they will stand alone. See what Warriors beat writer Diamond Leung, columnists Tim Kawakami and Marcus Thompson and others have to say during the nationally televised game.

You could see it in their eyes. You could hear in their voice, as they talked through clinched teeth and bit their tongue.

The Warriors don’t like the Clippers. And they were mad at themselves for not bringing their best against bullies from down south, losing 126-115 at Staples Center.

“We had no business in this game,” coach Mark Jackson said. “But we fought. We battled. We hung in there. We just couldn’t get over the hump.”

The Warriors turned the ball over 25 times, something they knew was a no-no against the transition savvy Clippers. Their miscues, including a career-high 11 by Curry, helped the Clippers rack up 22 fast-break points.

The Warriors were beat down the glass, had a tough time staying attached to the Clippers’ shooters and had zero answer for Chris Paul. He torched the Warriors for 42 points, 15 assists and six steals in 37 minutes.

Yet, with six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Golden State was down just eight. Victory was close enough to smell, and not grabbing it left a bitter taste.

“Certain teams kind of have that edge about them, for whatever reason,” Andre Iguodala said. “They’re kind of one of those teams. Even playing in Denver last year, it was the same chippiness. So we kind of have to be smart about it. Neither team has really done anything for it to really be a rivalry. Somebody has to establish something. So we’ve got to stay focused on the path ahead.”

After all the preseason hype, all the talk of high expectations, many presumed the Warriors to come out and struggled. Especially after the Lakers thumped the much-ballyhooed Clippers on opening night, a let down wouldn’t have been surprising.

But that didn’t come close to happening Wednesday night.

The Warriors, instead, made an emphatic statement, beating the Lakers125-94 at Oracle on Wednesday. Was the statement that Golden State is for real? Or was it that the Kobe Bryant-less Lakers are really bad?

Perhaps it’s too early to answer that definitively. But it certainly looked different.

These Warriors smelled blood and pounced. They went for the jugular of a vulnerable team — playing without Steve Nash on the second night of a back-to-back — like you’d expect from a legit contender.

Maybe it was the energy of the season opener. Or maybe they fed off the passion in the arena whenever the Lakers come to town. Or maybe this is just who they are.

“We understand we’re going to have to have a lot of energy at home,” Andre Iguodala said. “I’ve been in a situation where I’ve won a lot of home games. (Last year with Denver, we) had the best home record in the NBA. Still, you’ve got to take care of business on the road. Energy gets you wins at home, but its how you go on the road, compete against the top-tier teams.”

The Warriors will have a chance to do that tonight against the host Los Angeles Clippers.